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A floodlit mountain full of sunsSplashing rays of dizzy lightMy heads spinning with a whirl of truthMy hearts racing with a beat of loveHow radiantDressed in glory whiteShe’s walking on fresh blades of green grass delightOh my soul is rapturedCaptured by her sightThis wonderHow can it be thatThis bride is mine.

Cheerios and coco popsQuaker oats and corn flakesWe all live in a cereal worldShrinking down into cardboard boxesFlakey minerals with vitamins and detoxesQuality productQuality of lifeA quick fix dietA splattering of matterCanned sealed and deliveredJunk box junkiesWorld core clonesFrozen hard lined number punching gluttonous flunkiesGlimmering chic and flabAll across the earth the poor picking up the tabAlways the greedy ready to grab.

Unread booksUnsung songsLined across wallsLike plaques of oldWaiting inside these pagesStories to be toldSilently waitingThese scores to unfoldBehind these hidden coversTreasures yet unseenWho will search them outWho will finally gleanThe lost now foundThe dormant unbound.

When your body is thrashed and hammeredBeaten into exhaustionEven the slightest comfort is rewarded withstill breaths and deep sighsSuffering comes with many facesSo I can face my own impatience and learn to endureTo see the good in things I too easily take for grantedEspecially those that loveLove meSuffering turns my eyes toward loveNot just a brief glanceBut a deep gaze behind the eyesInside the soulTo see the permanent marksWritten across the lines under the eyesTried and testedStretched and restedQuietNow at peaceSuffering has done its work againWorked its magicInto a future hopeThat shines with glory and never fades.

I left with a bit of Nepal under my feetI can still feel its touch as I walk todayThe land has found a deeper place in my heartThe people won me over 32 years agoI feel their painI have seen the struggleIn the midst of it allGod is preparing his beautiful radiant Nepali brideShe shines in the darknessShe fights on for she is a WarriorBaharduPrincess warriorSurely the days are comingEven now the signs are all aroundThere’s a stirring in the heavensThere’s a stirring on the groundThe enemy is relentingHis strongholds are tumbling downThe truth is cutting inSharper than any bladeFreedom is at stakeLife the final callFull and abundantThe promise will stand trueGods glory and Gods name be praisedFrom the HimalayasDown to Ocean waves